[Gretl-users] Re: bug in shell command?

Am 04.12.2021 um 11:52 schrieb Ekkehart Schlicht: > > Hi, > > I am running Gretl 2021d for Windows. If I place a PDF file Test.pdf in > C:/temp,define the string > > string command = "C:/temp/Test.pdf"and run the command > > ! "@command" > > the PDF will correctly open, but it takes a long time. > > I'm actually a little surprised that this works at all. I would expect that s shell command should typically invoke or specify some program, in this case a pdf viewer. I'm guessing that in your case (where just a file path is given) the OS looks for some default application for the .pdf extension. Why it doesn't do that in the "launch" case I don't know, but in any case I'd say this usage is not directly supported and is just a matter of luck. Maybe there is some magic or clever way to obtain the name of the default pdf viewer on the current system and then use that in the shell command. cheers sven _______________________________________________ Gretl-users mailing list -- gretl-users(a)gretlml.univpm.it To unsubscribe send an email to gretl-users-leave(a)gretlml.univpm.it Website: https://gretlml.univpm.it/postorius/lists/gretl-users.gretlm l.univpm.it/